Foreign Policy

Policies• A policy is a principle or rule that guides decisions

• Two main policies when dealing with foreign affairs• Isolationism – withdraw from world affairs

• Ignore what is going on in other countries, mind our own business

• Interventionism – get involved• Arms Control - agreements to restrict the development

of weapons of mass destruction• Foreign Aid – Helping other countries with food, money,

protection, etc• Economic Sanctions/Embargo – refusing to trade with

another country

Agencies, Organizations, and Agreements

• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) • No trade restrictions and lower tariffs (taxes) between

U.S., Canada, and Mexico

• International Red Cross• Provides assistance around the world in times of need

• United Nations (UN)• 61 countries that came together after WWII to

maintain peace, improve quality of life worldwide, and promote equality and freedoms

• World Bank• Loans money to the poorest nations in the world to

help them develop

Agencies, Organizations, and Agreements

• International Monetary Fund (IMF)• Sets exchange rates so that money can be used around

the world; monetary cooperation

• World Health Organization (WHO)• agency created by the UN to help stop the spread of

disease and illness

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)• Created post WWII; war against one is a war against all.

North American and European countries

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)• Counties that produce oil work together to determine

prices and distribution policies

Assignment

• Students will create 2 political cartoons.

• Each cartoon will portray a Foreign Policy organization or agreement.

• The cartoons must clearly demonstrate the job or role of the organization you choose.